The Philippine Military reactivated its Armor Division’s 1st Tank Battalion, additional boosting its functionality to cope with present and rising safety threats. The Military Commanding Normal Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., led the reactivation ceremony of the first Tank Battalion and the deactivation of the eighth Cavalry Firm on the Armor Division’s Headquarters at Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac on April 21, 2022. Following the activation of the first Tank Battalion, the eighth Cavalry Firm was deactivated to supply the nucleus of the brand new unit. The tank battalion traces its roots to the group of the first Cavalry Regiment underneath the Military’s 1st Infantry Division in 1935.
“Wanting on the future operational panorama, the Philippine Military has reactivated the first Tank Battalion to supply our infantry and mechanized infantry forces with superior firepower functionality and improve the requirements of safety, particularly in conducting contingency missions and mixed arms and joint operations within the nation. The Military Chief added that the tank battalion’s reactivation will bolster the armor models’ operational functionality in conducting floor operations in opposition to present and rising threats,” Lt. Gen. Brawner mentioned.
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Lt. Col. Don G. Frivaldo assumed because the provisional battalion’s appearing commander through the reactivation ceremony highlighted by the unfurling of the battalion’s shade. Personnel of the deactivated eighth Cavalry Firm— which offered cavalry help to the 103rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division whose space of operations covers Lanao del Sur and components of Lanao del Norte—will kind the “nucleus” of the reactivated tank battalion. It may be recalled that the mentioned firm performed a significant function within the army’s victory in opposition to ISIS-inspired terrorists that attacked Marawi Metropolis in 2017.
The Philippine Military formally activated its first tank battalion in September 1958 with property that included M4 U.S. Sherman tanks. The unique tank battalion was deactivated three years later because of the excessive price of tank upkeep. The battalion, which is foreseen to play a key function within the protection of the nation’s land area, will likely be composed of newly acquired and upcoming property equivalent to 18 Sabrah ASCOD mild tanks, 10 Pandur 8×8 wheeled mild tanks, a command car, a restoration car, and a tank gunnery simulator acquired underneath the AFP Revised Modernization Program’s Horizon 2.
